Highlighted in white is the new equipment that changed my tank into a living thriving community of fish and plants.

Hardware

Name: Main Tank in kitchen

Aquarium Tank
Aquaseal 4x1x1
WxHxD: 122x30x35 cm, Volume=106 L

Filter:
Eheim 2227 Wet Running with 550 L/h @25 W--Brilliant piece of kit, simply the best but most expensive of all the filters I've used. A recent upgrade to the float chamber has improved even more its effectiveness!

Heater:
Undergravel Heating Cable Hobbyfish, 20 W power, 24 h / day
Keeps the tank at 26c
. A bit high until I can buy a thermostat, probably boosted by the 120 watts of lighting!

Lighting:
Flourescent Tubes
No. 1: Aquaglo 42" with 30 W, period of lighting 12 h/day, change every 6 months. First use at 01/07/2002
No. 2: Aquaglo 42 " with 30 W, period of lighting 12 h/day, change every 6 months. First use at 01/07/2002
No. 3: Sunglo 42" with 30 W, period of lighting 12 h/day, change every 6 months. First use at 01/02/2002
All the above using Arcadia staters


Carbon Dioxide:
Aquaponics CO2 system from Hobbyfish

Substrate:
Substore from Hobbyfish
Silver Quartz form Hobbyfish



Software
Aquarix version 4 management software

Tank 2

Juwel Rekord 70

Volume: approx. 70 litres
Light System with 1 x 15 W tube
JUWEL Filter System: Compact
Colour:Black
Size: 61 x 46 x 31 cm

www.juwel-aquarium.com

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